Xiao Yu had already paced back and forth in the courtyard a dozen times, his fingertips absentmindedly twisting the frayed gold thread on his cuffs.
Last night, the gambling house had sent men over to press for the debt again, and the snowballing sum was suffocating him. Xiao Yu narrowed his eyes and calculated: although he could not propose to marry Fu Yingzhi for the time being, this Fu Jing'an was also a young lady of Count Jingwen's Estate. Given the Count's Estate's standing, her dowry should surely carry some weight. If this urgent crisis could be resolved first, perhaps he might even win back his losses at the gaming table.
"Second Master, the sedan chair has arrived," a young page reported in a low voice.
Chapter 49